Continuing on my problem on the subject of gaining feats from allied
deities...
Feats, like we know, work by emulating your god. The closer your
personal relationship and identification with the god, the more
powerful your magic.
In addition to this, we have something which is a bit more
remeniscient of the RQ runespells gained from assosiate cults. There
is divine aid, and sacrificing directly to the other gods in the
pantheon. Even if I'm an initiate of Orlanth, I can sacrifice some
grain to Issaries and ask for his protection on a journey. This seems
very different. It sounds like I'm addressing Issaries and asking for
his blessing, instead of trying to "be Issaries" and bless myself. I
wonder if I've understood this correctly?
So, when the Esrolian Issariesi want's to have the leaping shield
feat, how does it work?
- He joins as an assosiated initiate, sacrifices some time and
resources (5% commitment?) and gains a single feat. This means that in
addition to emulating, even being Issaries, he needs to be able to
switch tracks, and "fight like Orlanth" when he needs his leaping
shield feat.
- There is a mechanism like that for getting divine aid, or asking
for specific blessings. He isn't Orlanth, but rather is requesting his
power in the fight. I'm not sure if this is appropriate for the theism
or not.
- The myths for these assosiate cultists are such that they make it
possible to wield a bit of Orlanth's power as Issaries. There is a
story of how Issaries borrowed Orlanth's shield, and used it to defend
himself. Having learned this myth, and gained the feat, the Issariesi
can do the leaping shield feat. No doubt learning this feat requires
cooperation with an orlanthi temple, and joining as an assosiate with
that 5% commitment.
What do you guys think?
-Adept